Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
901	Mary McArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3809 Village Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-2206	447	31	14.5	97.8%	75 (16.8%)	227 (50.8%)	78 (17.4%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.6%)	$11,714	$1,748	$9,966	40.9	40.9	914	13	370001100421
902	Swain County West Elementary	Public	K-6	4142 Hwy 19 West	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 488-2119	403	26	15.7	99.3%	293 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	$10,938	$1,448	$9,491	40.9	41.3	907	5	370444002316
903	Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4182 Old Clyde Road	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-2206	523	36	14.7	99.4%	436 (83.4%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$11,365	$1,942	$9,424	40.8	54.3	675	228	370204000899
904	Southwest Elementary Global Academy	Public	1-5	434 Central Avenue	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1548	369	26	13.9	99.2%	62 (16.8%)	121 (32.8%)	145 (39.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$10,272	$1,699	$8,573	40.8	43.7	861	43	370264001104
905	Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4024 Missouri Road	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4766	775	52	14.9	99.6%	17 (2.2%)	14 (1.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	704 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	$9,609	$1,583	$8,026	40.7	31.3	1078	173	370393001583
906	Erwin Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 West Terrell Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8151	221	16	13.5	98.6%	17 (7.7%)	162 (73.3%)	31 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	$17,956	$1,537	$16,419	40.6	60.7	572	334	370192000769
907	David D Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	502 South Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8230	660	50	13.1	99.5%	127 (19.2%)	403 (61.1%)	86 (13.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	$9,936	$986	$8,950	40.6	48.7	769	138	370192000779
908	Bridgeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Branch Canal Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6425	415	30	14	95.2%	257 (61.9%)	62 (14.9%)	53 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	$8,354	$-1,566	$9,920	40.5	50.9	734	174	370331000381
909	Brevard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	399 Greenville Hwy	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 884-2001	524	41	12.7	99.4%	384 (73.3%)	39 (7.4%)	50 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	$10,938	$1,181	$9,757	40.4	50	747	162	370453001777
910	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ridgelawn Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6400	318	25	12.5	58.8%	171 (53.8%)	76 (23.9%)	40 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (8.5%)	$14,641	$1,562	$13,079	40.4	40.9	912	2	370027000071
911	Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	541 Sunnyside Drive SE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6150	386	35	11.1	66.6%	83 (21.5%)	64 (16.6%)	168 (43.5%)	51 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$10,232	$772	$9,461	40.4	79.7	246	665	370053000376
912	Westerly Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4420 Denver Ave	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6021	522	32	16.4	99.4%	11 (2.1%)	337 (64.6%)	147 (28.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$11,283	$1,792	$9,491	40.2	23.9	1212	300	370297001287
913	Arthur W Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Education Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5140	489	33	14.8	48.5%	275 (56.2%)	48 (9.8%)	104 (21.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.0%)	$9,857	$1,096	$8,761	40.1	57.9	619	294	370331002181
914	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9142 Browne Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 288-4811	961	72	13.4	97.1%	18 (1.9%)	737 (76.7%)	106 (11.0%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.4%)				40.1	40.2	932	18	370041003390
915	J C Sawyer Elementary	Public	K-5	1007 Park St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-1012	400	29	13.7	99.3%	105 (26.3%)	192 (48.0%)	67 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.0%)	$10,349	$1,235	$9,114	40.1	44.9	835	80	370354001455
916	First Ward Creative Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	715 N. Caldwell St	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5485	421	29	14.6	99.3%	12 (2.9%)	321 (76.2%)	54 (12.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.7%)	$10,544	$1,199	$9,345	40.1	49.7	751	165	370297001211
917	Millennium Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Old Springs Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Millennium Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 789-7570	628	42	14.8		517 (82.3%)	25 (4.0%)	57 (9.1%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)				40	53.9	688	229	370011102548
918	Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Ellendale Park Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-4866	168	11	14.9	98.2%	144 (85.7%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	$12,059	$1,416	$10,642	40	40.8	917	1	370009000032
919	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4672 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6760	760	50	15.1	99.6%	107 (14.1%)	385 (50.7%)	179 (23.6%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.2%)	$8,939	$994	$7,946	39.9	30.3	1091	172	370150003144
920	Green Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Big Hill Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 264-3606	292	28	10.6	64.4%	254 (87.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$11,237	$1,247	$9,990	39.9	35.5	1006	86	370483001937
921	Davidson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Biesecker Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 803-7809	658	42	15.8		347 (52.7%)	102 (15.5%)	128 (19.5%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.6%)				39.8	63.7	512	409	370042203448
922	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3420 Idlewood Village Dr	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 446-4777	484	38	12.6	97.7%	11 (2.3%)	345 (71.3%)	104 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)				39.7	39.4	941	19	370039703374
923	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Stony Point Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8260	376	26	14.3	97.9%	206 (54.8%)	62 (16.5%)	70 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	$9,971	$1,530	$8,441	39.7	14.2	1374	451	370090000350
924	Kenansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	599	39	15.5	99.5%	214 (35.7%)	171 (28.5%)	187 (31.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$10,620	$1,785	$8,835	39.6	40.3	927	3	370120000499
925	Cornatzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	552 Cornatzer Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1345	408	24	16.6	61.5%	294 (72.1%)	29 (7.1%)	77 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$11,120	$1,086	$10,033	39.5	48.5	772	153	370117002516
926	BT Bullock Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 McNeill Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 718-0160	511	34	15.1	99.4%	173 (33.9%)	100 (19.6%)	213 (41.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$10,085	$1,594	$8,491	39.5	47.6	788	138	370256002390
927	Contentnea-Savannah School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 Ferrell Road	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-8591	789	55	14.2	99.6%	249 (31.6%)	362 (45.9%)	144 (18.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	$9,328	$1,658	$7,670	39.5	33	1046	119	370261001087
928	Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	111	7	15.7	97.3%	85 (76.6%)	6 (5.4%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	$12,571	$1,753	$10,817	39.4	21.3	1261	333	370495001971
929	Rama Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Rama Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6730	560	32	17.3	99.5%	143 (25.5%)	194 (34.6%)	180 (32.1%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	$11,718	$1,340	$10,377	39.4	27.9	1140	211	370297001265
930	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 308-9731	419	26	16.2		5 (1.2%)	214 (51.1%)	181 (43.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)				39.3	30.9	1082	152	370035203284
931	Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1337 Giles Byrd Road	Hallsboro	28442	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 646-3510	394	23	17	98.2%	102 (25.9%)	90 (22.8%)	60 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (17.0%)	$10,419	$1,866	$8,554	39.3	38.4	963	32	370096000367
932	Chadbourn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 E Third Avenue	Chadbourn	28431	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 654-3825	233	18	13	98.7%	55 (23.6%)	127 (54.5%)	26 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.6%)	$12,202	$2,284	$9,918	39.3	39	953	21	370096000362
933	Sheep-Harney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Elizabeth St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4303	441	27	16	99.3%	112 (25.4%)	195 (44.2%)	85 (19.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	$10,082	$1,732	$8,350	39.2	59.9	584	349	370354001459
934	Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Ronda-Clingman School Rd	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-4200	318	20	15.7	99.1%	264 (83.0%)	7 (2.2%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$9,687	$1,270	$8,417	39.2	58.5	607	327	370495001984
935	E E Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1361 Rim Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-2800	656	42	15.7	99.5%	108 (16.5%)	312 (47.6%)	156 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (10.2%)	$8,887	$1,163	$7,725	39.2	41.5	901	34	370001102283
936	Sandy Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Amostown Road	Sandy Ridge	27046	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 871-2400	213	14	15.5	98.6%	199 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,401	$1,777	$8,625	39.1	36.5	984	48	370438001740
937	M B Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-5	7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8515	412	23	17.9	99.0%	42 (10.2%)	253 (61.4%)	80 (19.4%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$9,744	$1,291	$8,454	39.1	33.4	1039	102	370327002100
938	Lilesville Elementary	Public	K-6	121 Camden Street	Lilesville	28091	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 848-4975	257	21	12.4	98.4%	86 (33.5%)	134 (52.1%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	$13,073	$2,369	$10,704	39	40.4	924	14	370018000049
939	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science	Public, Charter	K-8	251 Home Improvement Street	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 508-0104	795	20	40.1	55.3%	410 (51.6%)	133 (16.7%)	142 (17.9%)	21 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (10.8%)				39	40.6	922	17	370040003398
940	Oakhurst STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	4511 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6482	523	31	16.9	99.2%	64 (12.2%)	197 (37.7%)	201 (38.4%)	31 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	$9,789	$1,264	$8,524	38.8	25.8	1182	242	370297003368
941	Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	378	30	12.4	96.8%	116 (30.7%)	28 (7.4%)	213 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,099	$1,357	$10,742	38.8	26.8	1164	223	370309001324
942	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4654 Wilson's Mills Rd	Wilsons Mills	27593	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-2978	496	36	13.6	99.2%	80 (16.1%)	121 (24.4%)	248 (50.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	$11,582	$1,639	$9,943	38.7	37.9	969	27	370237001032
943	Mint Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11615 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0926	864	52	16.5	99.7%	261 (30.2%)	244 (28.2%)	260 (30.1%)	52 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.2%)				38.7	27.5	1152	209	370297003623
944	Lakeside Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	17609 Old Statesville Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Lakeside Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 896-9500	221	15	14.9		77 (34.8%)	62 (28.1%)	66 (29.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)				38.6	7.5	1453	509	370037103335
945	Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 E Geer Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3920	455	44	10.3	99.3%	30 (6.6%)	134 (29.5%)	265 (58.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	$12,627	$1,574	$11,053	38.5	32.9	1048	103	370126000534
946	Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10510 Star Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 855-9811	752	40	18.8		165 (21.9%)	123 (16.4%)	402 (53.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)				38.5	46	819	127	370013102681
947	Berewick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Dixie River Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1010	717	45	15.9	99.6%	75 (10.5%)	295 (41.1%)	238 (33.2%)	66 (9.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	$8,840	$767	$8,073	38.4	19.4	1296	349	370297003103
948	The Capitol Encore Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	126 Hay Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	The Capitol Encore Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 849-0888	853	63	13.6	98.2%	207 (24.3%)	387 (45.4%)	151 (17.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (12.0%)				38.3	36.6	983	35	370037003341
949	Bell Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bell Fork Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-4459	551	38	14.5	74.0%	136 (24.7%)	219 (39.7%)	137 (24.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.6%)	$9,844	$1,331	$8,513	38.1	37.9	970	21	370345001417
950	Spring Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McLean Street	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8530	378	19	20.2	97.9%	137 (36.2%)	116 (30.7%)	99 (26.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$10,423	$1,776	$8,647	38.1	35.7	1002	52	370327001356
951	Diggs-Latham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	986 Hutton Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4102	385	37	10.4	99.2%	31 (8.1%)	154 (40.0%)	186 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$13,182	$2,117	$11,065	37.9	32.9	1049	98	370150000617
952	Collettsville School	Public	PK, KG-8	4690 Collettsville School Rd	Collettsville	28611	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6913	321	20	16.3	98.8%	299 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$9,454	$800	$8,654	37.9	54.3	678	274	370058000222
953	W A Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Conley Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0632	327	25	12.9	95.4%	246 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	22 (6.7%)	32 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$10,309	$1,352	$8,957	37.9	64.4	499	454	370048002432
954	Hunters Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-4443	585	45	13	71.8%	189 (32.3%)	130 (22.2%)	176 (30.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (14.7%)	$9,669	$1,315	$8,354	37.7	36.2	990	36	370345002338
955	Creech Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Creech Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2359	549	42	13	99.5%	66 (12.0%)	243 (44.3%)	216 (39.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	$10,643	$1,329	$9,314	37.7	30.1	1098	143	370472000027
956	Stovall-Shaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7696 Hwy 15 N	Stovall	27582	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-3478	336	22	14.9	99.1%	132 (39.3%)	122 (36.3%)	66 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$10,843	$834	$10,010	37.5	28.4	1130	174	370180000745
957	Webb A Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Section House Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2196	380	27	13.9	99.2%	102 (26.8%)	37 (9.7%)	184 (48.4%)	29 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$10,328	$1,457	$8,872	37.4	39.5	939	18	370069000293
958	Fairview Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Hamilton Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7900	480	28	16.9	97.3%	183 (38.1%)	192 (40.0%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$10,407	$1,710	$8,696	37.3	41.9	892	66	370387001550
959	Maureen Joy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	107 South Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Maureen Joy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 908-1602	631	54	11.6	99.2%	15 (2.4%)	158 (25.0%)	425 (67.4%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)				37.2	41.8	894	65	370002202089
960	Northwoods Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	617 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-2808	439	33	13.3	72.2%	168 (38.3%)	114 (26.0%)	84 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	64 (14.6%)	$9,947	$1,028	$8,919	37.1	34.1	1024	64	370345001425
961	Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Public	PK, KG-5	10536 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4944	140	13	10.7	97.9%	17 (12.1%)	109 (77.9%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	$15,972	$2,777	$13,194	37	39.2	947	14	370195000856
962	Irving Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Sunset Drive	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8225	541	37	14.6	99.4%	126 (23.3%)	213 (39.4%)	87 (16.1%)	77 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$9,550	$1,041	$8,509	37	42	888	74	370192000777
963	Buckland Elementary	Public	K-5	448 NC 37 North	Gates	27937	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 357-1611	220	15	15.1	50.9%	145 (65.9%)	49 (22.3%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	$12,341	$957	$11,384	37	34	1029	66	370168000718
964	FernLeaf	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	58 Howard Gap Rd	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	FernLeaf Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-3645	763	53	14.3		648 (84.9%)	6 (0.8%)	52 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)				36.9	43.2	868	96	370040403401
965	Boonville Elementary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	232 East Main Street	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1115	365	22	16.4	97.3%	262 (71.8%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$11,825	$1,546	$10,278	36.9	46.7	806	159	370504002013
966	Archdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 Trindale Rd	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 431-9121	355	26	13.6	99.2%	135 (38.0%)	27 (7.6%)	73 (20.6%)	105 (29.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$9,852	$771	$9,081	36.9	35.6	1005	39	370378001514
967	Smith Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4250 Johnny Knoll Lane	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4188	440	36	12	99.3%	49 (11.1%)	177 (40.2%)	181 (41.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	$9,662	$1,153	$8,509	36.9	30.3	1092	125	370150003274
968	Burnsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	395 Burnsville School Road	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 682-4515	350	23	15.2	99.1%	237 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (28.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$11,092	$1,740	$9,353	36.8	42.9	873	95	370507002025
969	Bolivia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4036 Business Hwy 17-E	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5070	514	36	14.1	99.4%	375 (73.0%)	42 (8.2%)	53 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	$11,038	$1,192	$9,845	36.7	40.3	929	40	370042000122
970	Cooleemee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Marginal St	Cooleemee	27014	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1118	462	31	14.8	83.1%	260 (56.3%)	49 (10.6%)	131 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$10,266	$1,331	$8,935	36.7	43	870	100	370117000485
971	Penderlea Elementary	Public	K-8	11 Garden Road	Willard	28478	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-2761	468	33	14.1	99.4%	235 (50.2%)	83 (17.7%)	108 (23.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.3%)	$9,390	$895	$8,495	36.6	34.2	1022	51	370357001467
972	Trenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1378 Hwy 58 South	Trenton	28585	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 448-3441	153	12	12.6	98.0%	62 (40.5%)	49 (32.0%)	24 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.1%)	$16,190	$1,876	$14,314	36.6	31.8	1066	94	370240001038
973	Sawmills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4436 Sawmills School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2610	351	20	17.2	99.1%	272 (77.5%)	7 (2.0%)	46 (13.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$11,245	$974	$10,271	36.5	33.8	1033	60	370058000238
974	Kernersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4100	568	46	12.4	99.5%	136 (23.9%)	125 (22.0%)	252 (44.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (8.8%)	$10,687	$1,397	$9,290	36.5	37.2	977	3	370150000613
975	Colerain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 N Academy Street	Colerain	27924	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 356-4714	193	17	11.6	98.4%	26 (13.5%)	159 (82.4%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$13,354	$2,225	$11,129	36.4	41.7	897	78	370036000107
976	Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 484-1300	421	29	14.4	56.3%	29 (6.9%)	244 (58.0%)	86 (20.4%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)				36.3	45.2	831	145	370005502376
977	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2325 Cheek Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3952	445	35	12.6	99.3%	17 (3.8%)	175 (39.3%)	232 (52.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$13,272	$3,313	$9,959	36.3	38.7	960	17	370126000543
978	Farmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3557 Grange Hall Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 628-8370	230	16	14.8	98.7%	197 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$11,185	$1,351	$9,834	36.2	49.2	759	219	370378001520
979	Martins Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1459 Tobe Stalcup Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2831	137	9	14.6	97.8%	122 (89.1%)	3 (2.2%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$14,033	$1,512	$12,522	36.1	67.9	444	535	370078000321
980	Yadkinville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 North State Street	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1175	478	34	14.1	96.4%	219 (45.8%)	17 (3.6%)	211 (44.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,208	$1,167	$9,041	36	32.4	1058	78	370504002022
981	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3122 S Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6607	420	30	13.8	99.3%	185 (44.0%)	129 (30.7%)	70 (16.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	$8,960	$931	$8,030	36	36.1	991	10	370162000708
982	Montclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Glensford Drive	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-5124	433	31	13.9	99.3%	46 (10.6%)	226 (52.2%)	103 (23.8%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.2%)	$10,530	$1,397	$9,133	36	39.7	936	46	370001100422
983	L J Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	442 Hawthorne Ave	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9834	449	26	17.4	98.0%	184 (41.0%)	161 (35.9%)	56 (12.5%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$9,668	$1,319	$8,349	35.9	47.6	786	197	370387001553
984	Stoneville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Stone St	Stoneville	27048	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 445-1999	413	26	15.8	99.3%	247 (59.8%)	39 (9.4%)	76 (18.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$10,274	$1,658	$8,617	35.9	45.1	833	151	370399002227
985	Elizabeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 S Post Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8371	649	37	17.7	99.5%	154 (23.7%)	315 (48.5%)	115 (17.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	$9,413	$1,457	$7,956	35.8	20.3	1279	294	370090000343
986	W G Pearson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3501 Fayettville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3988	319	32	9.9	97.2%	14 (4.4%)	184 (57.7%)	93 (29.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$14,391	$3,740	$10,650	35.8	44.5	846	140	370126000572
987	Gibsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 East Joyner Street	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4214	595	41	14.4	99.5%	234 (39.3%)	213 (35.8%)	93 (15.6%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	$9,628	$722	$8,905	35.8	39.5	940	47	370192000823
988	Manteo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 N Hwy 64/264	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 473-2742	636	47	13.4	51.6%	391 (61.5%)	20 (3.1%)	175 (27.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.4%)	$11,908	$794	$11,114	35.6	34	1030	42	370111000456
989	Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11455 Forest Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-6262	493	35	14.1	99.4%	125 (25.4%)	199 (40.4%)	117 (23.7%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$9,477	$757	$8,720	35.6	53.1	698	291	370472002803
990	College Prep and Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Furniture Avenue	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 884-0131	890	19	46.3	98.3%	10 (1.1%)	787 (88.4%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.8%)				35.4	29.4	1112	122	370032503265
991	Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	451 Knollwood Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2860	450	34	13.3	99.3%	93 (20.7%)	247 (54.9%)	65 (14.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	$10,512	$1,383	$9,128	35.4	39.6	938	53	370150000622
992	Westfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Jessup Grove Church Rd	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2745	212	18	11.7	98.6%	157 (74.1%)	6 (2.8%)	39 (18.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$13,096	$1,838	$11,258	35.4	34.5	1017	25	370441001758
993	Crosscreek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 East River Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Crosscreek Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 497-3198	404	29	14.1		277 (68.6%)	49 (12.1%)	49 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)				35.4	42.8	876	117	370011902579
994	Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Cooper Hill Road	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-5221	336	22	15.2	99.1%	34 (10.1%)	272 (81.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$11,007	$1,523	$9,484	35.3	46.3	814	180	370036002285
995	John J Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6510 Market Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2045	451	34	13.1	99.1%	184 (40.8%)	58 (12.9%)	138 (30.6%)	23 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	$10,293	$831	$9,462	35.3	52.9	701	294	370333001378
996	Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Morningstar Rd	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3445	198	12	16.7	98.0%	170 (85.9%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,254	$1,792	$9,462	35.2	61.1	562	434	370204002160
997	Hiddenite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 Sulphur Springs Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2503	370	25	14.7	99.2%	235 (63.5%)	10 (2.7%)	100 (27.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,824	$1,202	$8,623	35.2	33.2	1043	46	370009000031
998	Germanton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 NC 8 Hwy South	Germanton	27019	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4021	165	10	16.1	98.2%	148 (89.7%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	$10,509	$1,783	$8,726	35.2	41.1	911	87	370438001732
999	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	152 E. Washington Street	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 825-3801	232	20	11.6	98.7%	61 (26.3%)	115 (49.6%)	41 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$11,317	$1,617	$9,701	35.2	28.7	1128	129	370001201493
1000	Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Chimney Springs Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5820	556	37	15.1	99.5%	112 (20.1%)	285 (51.3%)	78 (14.0%)	44 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	$9,554	$1,118	$8,436	35.1	50.1	742	258	370192001865

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